Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-04-26
Alexandria Affair.".

Reported for The EVENING STAR
CAPT. DAVIS DEPARTURE.-Capt. j. v. Davis, for
many years past chief at the soldiers cemetery
here, left to-day for his new post at Little Rock
Ark. This city needs no better witness OF how
early and thoroughly the bitterness born OF war
disappeared here than Capt. Davis. He had been
Union soldier, and came here early to take
charge Of position likely to hear expressions of
enmity or dislike. Yet no man had more friends;
no citizen a wider circle of pleasant associates
He leaves universally regretted, sorry to go as
any other Virginian to leave home and says he
will come back some day. even II he has TO live on
nsh and catch the fish himself. His life here Is an
answer to the calumny that there is even
to'live in Alexandria.
AssIGNMENT-The assignment Of 8. A. Green, OF
Greens factory, on Prince and Fairfax streets
brings TO a close one Of the Oldest establishments
III Alexandria, and one which for long time car
ried on an immense business 1t was established
In 1873 on Royal street, near King and was
IL was again burned out in 1886, when situated i'm
two large frames on Fairfax and Prince: but the
energy OF It's Is proprietor built there the largest
mousse That Till then had been built in Alexandria
For years Green's bell" was the standard OF time
In two wards. Since the war and the death of the
founder, Mr: Jas: Green, the business has been
carried On extensively. The assets are said to be
$500 and the liabilities s. 700; s. 122 is due the
First National Bank and Others, being preferred
creditors.
CORPORATION CoURr-The County Court of Alex
andr1a resumed it session this morning Thecases
against DIR. James Mackal have been Concluded by
imposing on him fine OF S for an assault, and
acqutt1ng him theicharge of carrying concealed
weapons. The case OF Rich. Simmons, on a new
trial after Sentance OF ten years. for the Christ
mas eve af1ray near Fort RunyOn was continued
until the next term This is the case in which the
South Washington officers arrested the parties as
they came across the Long Bridge.
NOTES.-The city council meets tO-night-JaS
Peverilie and Edw. Crane were naturalized yes
terday by Judge Ch1cheSter.-The Midland Co.
Is depositing On south Union street the material
1Or the laying OF It's double track on that street
under the permit from the city authorit1es.-Ali
the communion wine was stolen from Roberts
chapel early last Sunday morning-Several Alex
andr1a druggists will attend the annual meeting
OF the Virginia Pharmaceutical Association at
Richmond next week.-Three liquor licenses in
Alexandria County have so far been granted
Atthe mayors last court JnO. Leonard, OF Wash
1ngtOn, forfeited SO for assault on an of1icer-
A new Store-hOuSe is being put up by MeSSrS
Ahern Co, on Prince and Payne Streets
Speaker Stuart and his family have left
for Richmond, after days detention here
In consequence OF the illness of his nurSe-Fanny
Blackburn, convicted OF theft from Mrs. JnO Dar-
ley, has carried her case, appeal, 10 Richmond
-ChaS. Kans was hurt yesterday by falling from
the arch of -Four Mile Run br1dge.-The wOmen's
auxiliary OF the Young Mems Christian Associa-
uOn h0idS an entertainment tonight in aid of the
CHRISTIAN Association funds, that are now to be
employed IN hitting up most useful resort for
young men on King street, near Columbus street.
The Alexandria contractors Breen & Feeley
nave gathered considerable force at their work
on the south approach to the AQueduct Bridge
the mayor has fined VIM. Berry, JAS. Schilling
ana VIM. Monroe, OF Washington, 81 each for dis
orderly conduct here on sunday.